I want to be very clear, there is an accusation circulating that threatens to damage my reputation as a City Council member and as the Transportation Commissioner. I take these allegations very seriously and am here to tell you they are false allegations.
https://twitter.com/portlandmercury/status/1367598960064356355
I have not driven my car in the last 24 hours. In fact, my car is inoperable because of an unlatched door and has been sitting in the same parking spot for about 6 months. As many know, I use Lyft when I’m going somewhere I can’t walk to.
You can ask my neighbors and they will tell you that my car hasn’t moved. I’ve become an avid pedestrian since the COVID-19 pandemic began. I also have not been contacted by the Portland Police Bureau regarding any such incident.
Portlanders know I am an open book. I’m a human that makes mistakes sometimes and when I have screwed up in the past, I own it, apologize, and take responsibility. I’m telling you today these accusations are false.
To be frank, these allegations are very suspicious. This appears to be part of a coordinated smear campaign perpetuated by Jeff Reynolds, former chair of the Multnomah County Republican Party, and the “Coalition to Save Portland” who Reynolds credits as breaking this false story.
We have seen fringe right wing media already running wild with this false story. This is an attempt to make a story when there is no story, and that’s why I felt I needed to directly address Portlanders today and why I held a press conference with media earlier this afternoon.
When you take on police accountability for as long as I have, you come to expect these kinds of attacks. I’ve experienced it in the past & it will continue in the future. I will not be deterred in fighting for the progressive values Portlanders elected me to champion.
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